{"product_id":"9780547394466_crows-and-cards","title":"Crows and Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree warnings for readers who hate surprises: 1. Beware of slivers, 2. and gamblers, 3. and aces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZebulon Crabtree found all that out the hard way back in 1849 when his mother and father shipped him off to St. Louis to apprentice with a tanner. Too bad he had serious allergies to fur and advice from his parents. Hearing the beat of a different drummer, Zeb takes up with a riverboat gambler who has some special plans for him, crosses paths with a slave who turns out to be a better friend than cook, and learns that some Indian medicine men can see even though blind. And then there’s the Brotherhood—the one that Zeb can’t seem to get out of . . . Lucky for us, the price of living in turbulent times is often a good story, and Zeb spins an unforgettable one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a twelve-year-old runaway with a fear of slivers falls in with a Mississippi riverboat gambler?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coming of Age Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve-year-old Zebulon Crabtree is shipped off to be a tanner’s apprentice, but he has other plans—if he can just avoid getting splinters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRiverboat Adventure:\u003c\/b\u003e From smoky card games on a Mississippi steamer to the bustling streets of 1849 St. Louis, this journey is filled with high stakes and bigger-than-life characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Den of Gamblers:\u003c\/b\u003e Zeb thinks he’s found a mentor in a slick riverboat gambler, but soon learns the price of joining a secret Brotherhood you can’t get out of.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaugh-Out-Loud Narration:\u003c\/b\u003e Told with folksy wit and unforgettable 19th-century slang, Zeb’s tale is perfect for fans of classic American adventures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joseph Helgerson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132738158741,"sku":"9780547394466","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_f876bc04-5b6b-47af-bc28-2a1dab567f53.jpg?v=1776992615","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547394466_crows-and-cards","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}